Man Confesses to Killing Grandmother, Arrested

0:00It's April 18th. Kansas news today starts now. AI powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Lawrence Police arrested a 25-year-old man, a Marcus Kasella, on Saturday after he called 911 and confessed to killing his. Grandmother, by strangulation, offices arrived at the home southwest of Clinton Parkway and Crestline Drive just before 2 a.m. following the dispatch report of his admission. When Kasella opened the door, they took him into custody without any trouble, then found the 70-year-old woman unresponsive in bed, where paramedics pronounced her dead on site. His 24-year-old brother was safe in another bedroom with the door closed and police are notifying the family before releasing her name. Right now, Kasella sits in Douglas County, jail on suspicion of first degree murder, with no bond, no formal charges filed yet, as investigators dig deeper into what went down.